Chapter 506 – Episode 498. Because I’m Used to the Return Game. (1)
-Home run king Ji Maeng-ho! Now we are aiming for the donation king too!
… Ji Maeng-ho, who hit .400, home run king, stolen base king, and season MVP for two consecutive years, is attracting attention by donating 10 million won to young aspiring baseball players. Ji Maeng-ho donated 10 million won and baseball supplies to the XX Elementary School baseball team…
Meanwhile, Ji Maeng-ho said, “I came here to do volunteer work, and there were many youth playing baseball in difficult situations. “I hope this donation will be an opportunity for those dreamers to continue playing baseball without giving up,” He said.
He continued, “I also went through a difficult time when my parents passed away when I was in high school, and I hope that aspiring baseball players who are currently struggling can overcome those difficulties and not lose their dreams.”
On this day, Ji Maeng-ho, who made his first donation, expressed his thoughts about his first donation, saying that he plans to continue donating and serving society. …
┗He also donates to Fierce Protectors haha. Let’s go now without any controversy haha
┗True education on racial discrimination and even sponsorship of children ㅇㅅㅁㅎㅅ
┗Ha, now how can I criticize you if you have a good personalityㅡ
┗This bastard earned several billion won, but he only donated 10 million won and is condescending.
┗┗So how much have you donated in your life? 10 million won is not even your name, ㅅㅂ
┗┗I always donate to Save Children
┗┗What kind of bastard who posts malicious comments donates lol
┗As expected, his personality is like a fierce tiger.
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Charlotte wins series on the AT! The battle for second place is reignited!
… The Charlotte Blue Mariners won a series against the AT Thunders without Ji Maeng-ho…
┗Meng Hosin donated to the elementary school, but AT donated to Charlotte haha
┗ Chew Sung -tae Sons, Charlotte.
┗I don’t have a fierce defender, so I just fire it haha
┗┗I didn’t apply it haha
┗┗Then what is it?
┗┗Ordinary Erotrashikonde?
┗LOL Why are these guys number 1 LOL
┗┗We don’t know that either haha
┗┗Ha, even if it wasn’t for Ji Maeng-ho, you damn bastards would be a mess.
┗┗But it is, right? ㅂㄷㅂㄷ It’s so boring haha If you tease me, you guys will also pick Ji Maeng-ho haha
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“Meng Hao, do you look in good condition?”
“Hey, I took a week off, so of course I’m in good shape.”
Return to the first team stage after a long time. While I was enjoying the atmosphere of the stadium for the first time in a long time, senior Jincheol spoke to me.
Of course, I had to be in good condition. She couldn’t be in bad shape, as she had saved another woman’s life while doing volunteer work at XX Second. Since I fucked her on her first day, I have been able to tell her the joys of being a woman every time I have a break in her service, so my service work has never been boring.
She didn’t have to worry because Chang-Hwan told her older brother to make sure to take care of Seo-Yoon. And even when she parted ways, she ended things neatly. She looked regretful, but it was better than giving her vain dreams.
“So are you confident about today’s game?”
“Of course. How could they have lost twice to Charlotte without me? At least Seongtae made a mistake again, right?”
She didn’t watch the game, but the game against Charlotte in Sajik. There was no way the spy would miss such a chance.
“That’s a mistake kid! “It’s because the bounce floats like crazy.”
Well then. Seongtae Yoon, who heard my voice and immediately jumped out as if he had been stabbed… If I had been on the ground, I would have definitely punished that bastard.
“No, Seongtae hyung. “It’s been 3 years since you started playing for our team, but do you still like Charlotte that much?”
“What are you talking about? I am an AT man to my core. Right? “I speak Seoul well now.”
“Ah…, Yes. Still, if you keep saying it’s the same Gyeongsang-do until today, you’ll really be in trouble.”
“This bastard told Ham…” . Just take a look. “I’ll apply it to all Hyunseong bastards today.”
Fortunately, even though he was from Busan, he didn’t seem to have any intention of spying on the kids from Hyeonseong, also from Gyeongsang Province.
“Good, let’s do well today.”
“Take your gloves. “Let’s play catch for the first time in a while and see how things are going.”
“Yes.”
If I were to return, I would have to combine it with the Keystone combo. From catch ball to fungo. My condition was perfect as expected. The problem is that I haven’t done any actual betting, but that’s something I can get a feel for later by training with Mr. Rossby in my spare time.
After all the preparations were completed and before the game started, the coach called the players together.
“Let’s not get upset because we lost in the last series, but let’s be aggressive in today’s game. Last time we won by winning, but today let’s beat them again with a sweep. “Understand, right?”
“Yes!”
“But don’t let your guard down. Last year, the team atmosphere was bad when Hyunseong placed 8th, but this year, everyone is pulling themselves together and moving up. Hyeonseong is Hyeonseong. “You know, right?”
“I know.”
“Okay, you know who needs to do particularly well today, right?”
“Meng Hao? Well, since it’s Choi Jung-hoon today, the right-handed hitters should do well. Mengho and Jincheol are going to have a hard time.”
That was correct. Hyunseong’s selection today is Choi Jung-hoon, the national team’s left-handed ace. He was the only player who played his part last year even when the team was in 8th place, and he was in good form this season as well. If you were to select the top 5 starting pitchers in Korea, he would definitely be included in them.
The list of top 5 domestic starters had players like Woo-joo and Won-ho, so they had less weight, but other than those two, Hwasa’s ace Seong-hyun and Choi Jung-hoon, and UG’s ace Kim Seong-gyeol were definitely talented pitchers.
In particular, it was often said that Choi Joong-hoon would challenge for the major leagues after his free agent contract expired this year.
“No, our Hyeonseong should do well.”
“Yes? Me?”
Huh? Suddenly Kim Hyun-seong… No way… ?
“Let’s catch Hyeonseong once.”
An ominous premonition becomes reality.
“Ah…”
Players sighing…
“Under…, Haha… Haha! As expected, the director’s sense is…”
Fortunately, Jun-hoo, who is good-natured and good-natured, forcefully accepts the coach’s dull old man joke, causing unforced laughter among the players. Of course, people in their late 30s like Gwanhyeong and Jincheol seemed to smile sincerely.
‘Fuck, if we lose today, it’s all the manager’s fault.’
I can’t believe you’re making lame jokes before the game starts. But the good thing is that the manager is someone who doesn’t make jokes like this often, but seeing him make jokes like this makes it seem like the atmosphere in the dugout was good even when I was gone.
“Brother, give me a lot of points today.”
“Huh?”
“Because I don’t think I can throw well because of the coach. Ha, I’m a starter, but I’m in bad shape.”
However, the internal injury may have been deep, or Junhu, today’s starter, showed signs of being in poor condition. A head-to-head match between Choi Jung-hoon, the national team’s left-handed ace, and Jun-hu, who is also the bully of the team. It was a difficult starting matchup from the beginning, but it seemed like it would become even more difficult because of the coach’s old man joke.
“Well, in the end, I have to do it this time too, right?”
“Brother, I’ll just trust you.”
“Okay. Just trust me.”
The game started with Junhu’s eyes full of anticipation.
“Out!”
Although he was out, Hwicheol, the number 1 hitter, watched the 7 pitches and clearly informed Choi Jung-hoon’s pitch today. Choi Joong-hoon’s condition today is almost the best. The average speed of a fastball is in the low 140s and the highest speed is 151 km/h. It didn’t seem like it would be easy either.
-2nd batter, 2nd baseman, Ji Maeng-ho.
-Wow!!!
-Ji Maeng-ho! Ji Maengho! Ji Maengho!
‘Look at the shouts. Is it because it was before his return? A lot of away fans came too. Okay, since we came all the way to Daegu, I need to hit at least three home runs.’
I went into the at-bat with a secret promise to the passionate fans who came to see my comeback.
“Hello.”
“Oh, hit it gently.”
“You have to throw it gently to hit it gently.”
“I mean… Congratulations on your return.”
“Yes. “Thank you.”
After exchanging well-wishes with Park Jung-hyun, one of the few close catchers in the league, he smells the gloves as per his usual routine. The foul smell of rubber coming from the gloves makes me realize that I am back on the first team stage again. Ji Maeng-ho, who played with aspiring baseball players and taught a woman the joys of womanhood, is not here now.
‘Mr. Rossby! Let’s go!’
‘It’s a slider.’
Choi Joong-hoon’s first pitch choice was a slider. It was Choi Jung-hoon’s signature pitch that gave left-handed hitters a nightmare. For a left-handed hitter, it was a difficult ball to hit because it was a slider that seemed to hit the strike zone from behind, but for me, a right-handed hitter, the trajectory of the ball was quite visible. Throwing this ball from the first pitch meant that there was a high possibility of trying a slider and then winning with a fastball.
And the first pitch was thrown.
“Strike!”
“Huh? Did this come in? “Isn’t it a bit far?”
“Hoya, my gammai has fallen. “It’s obvious.”
Write… If it’s like this from the first pitch. The referee’s tendency today seemed to be quite lenient outwardly. They say the strike zone has expanded, but it feels a little wider than that? If this was the case, I had no choice but to throw the bat at the wrong ball.
‘Slider.’
‘Ha, as expected, Park Joong-hyun is not easy, right?’
Park Jung-hyun, who is selected as the national team’s regular catcher along with Lee Yong-gi, once again requested a slider as if he would not miss the umpire’s tendency. He’s probably going to come in the same way as before. And Choi Joong-hoon was a pitcher with the control to hit the ball in a similar position as before.
‘Tsk, if I do this, I guess I’ll have to touch the ball.’
It was a position where I couldn’t hit a good ball, but I had to swing the bat. He had to give the impression that he was targeting this position as well and that this was not safe either. Otherwise, the only future was to throw the ball in the same spot three times and get three pitches and a strikeout.
With my mind set on swinging the bat, I wait for the guy’s ball. And then his foot kicked the ground…,
Whoa!
“Swing strike!”
… My bat split the air.
‘Fuck you.’
This ball is a slider that goes deep into the body. Contrary to the idea that Hyunseong’s battery would throw to the outside again, it attacked the body. If I had been a little more calm, I would have noticed that the ball’s trajectory was different from before and wouldn’t have swung… As expected, I couldn’t calm down, perhaps because it had been a while since I played a game.
‘It’s urgent. It’s urgent. But that suits you better.’
‘… I know. ‘Tell me the next ball.’
‘It’s a slider.’
3 consecutive sliders. Now, the ball was slowly becoming familiar to his eyes, and it was obvious that Park Jung-hyun also knew that fact. So this ball is outside the zone.
“Ball.”
And as I expected, the ball went out of the strike zone. Although he was quite sharp, he had no trouble pulling my bat out.
“Oh, you want to catch this ball?”
“I was a little lost because it was my return battle, but now I’ve got the hang of it, so be careful.”
It seemed like the game sense I had lost during the break was slowly coming back.